Children’s Issues

By Anna Alejo December 6, 2024 / 7:14 PM MST / CBS Colorado Starting January 1, 2025, a new law will help children and expecting moms get health coverage – no matter their immigration status. The program called “Cover All Coloradans” makes state Medicaid available for prenatal and postpartum care and covers physical, dental, vision and mental…

by Lynn La December 18, 2024 In summary Hilton, the latest celebrity to lobby the Legislature, persuaded it to pass a law that brings more transparency on the use of restraints and seclusion rooms. Beginning Jan. 1, hundreds of state-licensed residential treatment centers for children and youth up to age 21 operating in California must comply…

“Right now, it’s incredibly scary. Quite frankly, I’m a little frightened for the kids, for trans girls,” Sell said. By Kristen Sze  Friday, November 22, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The question over inclusion of transgender athletes in competitive sports was made into a flashpoint during the recent presidential campaign, and it continues to divide in…

Joanna Hernandez | November 18, 2024 6:39 pm To watch video report, Click Here. Organizations providing after-school programs for students are sounding the alarm about a statewide funding crisis. Illinois lawmakers previously approved $50 million for after-school and summer programs, but that funding hasn’t reached schools yet. This delay leaves Chicago Public Schools and local organizations…

“I do think this is the biggest safety crisis for children in the system,” one Washington state foster mom said. Author: Mia Hunt, Kristin Goodwillie Published: 7:50 AM PST November 22, 2024 To watch video report, Click Here. WASHINGTON, USA — A group of western Washington foster moms is calling for changes to a state law they…

Eilís O’Neill October 23, 2024 / 4:15 pm Snohomish County’s public health department is trying to get more health-care providers to test their young patients for lead exposure. Babies and toddlers in Washington are less likely to get this testing than in almost any other state. That’s mainly because many health-care providers mistakenly believe there’s not much…

Gianna Montiel Aug. 2, 2024 PHOENIX – An adult sexual predator, posing as a teenager, sought out young boys from 10 to 13 years old to entice them to play various online gaming platforms and then sexually exploited them, police in Scottsdale say – part of a growing trend that authorities contend should put parents…

Eric Tegethoff Friday, August 23, 2024    Oregon aims to make social and emotional health care for young children more available with a new metric. The Oregon Health Authority has adopted the Child-Level Social Emotional Health Metric, which will improve and incentivize care for kids from birth to age 5 who are on the state’s Medicaid program.…

By Jenny Brundin Jul. 29, 2024, 5:54 pm A judge ruled last week that a Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law by denying care for a special needs child.  The Academy 20 district has violated special education rights three times already this year, according to the Colorado Department of Education. The family’s attorney Igor…

By Laura Haefeli August 14, 2024 / 6:45 PM EDT / CBS Boston To watch video report, Click Here. CAMBRIDGE – A new program is combining social justice, art, and shade, giving Cambridge teens a place to hang out in the hot summer months. A place in the Shade “It’s really nice to have a place we…